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2022 Current Affairs Questions

 

1. The place where  2022 G-20 summit held? 

Answer: Bali, Indonesia 

2. What is the theme for G20 Leaders Summit 2022?  

Answer: 'Recover Together, Recover Stronger'   

3. Venue for Next G-20 summit? 

Answer: India

 

4. Newly elected ISRO Chairman?

Answer: s somanath

5. who is elected as the new President of Chile?

Answer:  Gabriel Boric

6. Who are the chief guests for India's 2022 Republic Day Celebrations?
Answer: Heads of Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)

7. Who was the chief guest of India's first Republic Day celebrations?

Answer: Sukarno(Indonesian President)

8. World Badminton championship 2021 Men's singles silver medal winner? 

Answer: Kidambi Srikanth from India

9. World Badminton championship 2021 Men's singles winner?

Answer: Loh kean yew from Singapore

10. World Badminton championship 2021 Women's singles winner?

Answer: Akane yamaguchi from  Japan 

11.Nanavati commission related to the inquiry of which incident(Justice G.T. Nanavati was recently dead)?

Answer: The 1984 anti-Sikh riots and 2002 Gujarat riots 

 12. Who is the winner of lifetime achievement award from BWF(Badmindon World Federation )?

Answer: Prakash Padukon

13. which country was the Omicron COVID-19 virus first detected?

Answer: South Africa  

 

14.who is the winner of Miss universe 2021?

Answer: Harnaaz Sandhu (India)

15.who is the winner of Miss India 2021?

Answer: Manasa Varanasi

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Updated General knowledge : Ancient Books and Authors

List of Important Ancient Writers from India for GK Preparation

 

1. Banabhatta Wrote the book =>> Harsha Charita, Kadambari 

2. Megasthenes Wrote the book =>> Indica 

3. Vishnu Sharma Wrote the book =>> Pancha Thantra 

4. Vaghbata Wrote the book =>> Ashtangahridya 

5. Aswaghosh Wrote the book =>> Buddha Charita 

6. Chanakya Wrote the book =>> Arthasastra 

7. Bhaskaracharya Wrote the book =>> Siddhanta Shiromani 

8. Jayadeva Wrote the book =>> Gita Govinda 

9. Panini Wrote the book =>> Ashtadhyayi  

10. kalidasa Wrote the book =>> Abhijana Sakunthalam, Raghu Vansa, Kumara Sambhavam, Ritu Samhara, Malavikagnimitra, Meghdoot  

11. Vatsyayana Wrote the book =>> Nyaya Bhashyam 

12. Bharata Muni Wrote the book =>> Natya Sastra 

13. Sudraka Wrote the book =>> Mricchakatika  

14. Ilanko Atikal Wrote the book =>> Silapathikaram

*15. Varahamihira  Wrote the book =>> Pancha-siddhantika 

 

 Important Ancient Writers from Outside India

*1. Plato  Wrote the book =>> The Republic

*2. Homer Wrote the book =>> Iliad, ‎Odyssey

 

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Important GK Questions Updated : Samadhi Sthal or Resting Place

Resting places of National and International leaders are Important for competitive exam preparation. Some important questions are listed below for your Quick Reference.

1. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Royal Steps" ?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi (Raj Ghat)

2. Whose samadhi sthal is known as Chaitanya Bhoomi ?

Answer: B.R Ambedkar

3. Whose samadhi sthal is known as Abhay Ghat ?
Answer: Morarji Desai

4. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Place of Power" ?
Answer: Indira Gandhi (Shakti Sthal)

5. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Land of Brave" ?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi (Veer Bhumi)

6. Whose samadhi sthal is known as Nigambodh Ghat ?
Answer: Kishan kandh

7. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Garden of Peace" ?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru (Shantivan)

8. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Victory Platform" ?
Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri (Vijay Ghat)

9. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Place of Unity" ?
Answer: Giani Zail Singh (Ekta Sthal)

10. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Land of Duty" ?
Answer: Shankar Dayal Sharma (Karma Bhumi)

11. Whose samadhi sthal is known as Kisan Ghat ?
Answer: Choudhary Charan Singh

12. Which famous personality's resting place has a meaning "Place of Equality" ?
Answer: Jagjivan Ram (Samta Sthal)

13. Whose samadhi sthal is known as Buddha Poornima Park ?
Answer: P.V Narasimha Rao

14. Whose samadhi sthal is known as Narayan Ghat ?
Answer: Gulzarilal Nanda

 15. Whose Resting place is  known as Karma Bhumi ?
Answer:K R Narayanan & Shankar Dayal Sharma

*16. where is the resting place of karl marx ?

Answer: Highgate Cemetery, North London, England

*17. where is the resting place of che guevara ?

Answer: Che Guevara Mausoleum, Santa Clara, Cuba

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Important GK Questions related to Headquarters of Organizations

Which country host the 2022 Fifa world cup?

Answer: Qatar

Questions related to headquarters of organizations are common in UPSC, Bank, Railway, and IB exams. Here list some of the commonly asked questions for your reference

Headquarters of  International organisations

1. Headquarters of  SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)
 Answer: Kathmandu

2.Where is the headquarters of NATO(The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ?
Answer: Brussels (Belgium)

3.Where is the headquarters of ICC (International Cricket Council) ?
Answer: Dubai

4.where is the Headquarters of Greenpeace?
Answer: Amsterdam(Netherlands)

5.where is the Headquarters of  International red cross ?
Answer:Geneva(Switzerland)

6.where is the Headquarters of   Commonwealth of Nations?
Answer: Marlborough House(London)

7.Headquarters of NAM(Non-Aligned Movement) 

Answer: Jakarta, Indonesia 

8. where is the  Headquarters of African Union? 

Answer: Addis Ababa 

9.where is the Headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) ?  
Answer: Lausanne, Switzerland

10.Headquarters of Interpol?
Answer:  Lyon, France
 
11.headquarters of Amnesty international?
Answer:  London, United Kingdom
 
12.headquarters of fifa
Answer:  Zurich , Switzerland
 
13. headquarters of Brics
Answer: Shanghai
 
14. headquarters of European union 
Answer: Brussels, Belgium

*15. Headquarters of Asian development bank(ADB)? 
Answer: Manila 

*16.Where is the Headquarters of world bank 
Answer: Washington D C, United States

*17. Where is the Headquarters of Asean(Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Answer: Jakarta, Indonesia

*18. Where is the Headquarters World Meteorological Organization
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland

Headquarters of  Indian organizations  

1.Where is the headquarters of SEBI(Securities and Exchange Board of India)?
Answer: Mumbai

2.Where is the headquarters of TRAI(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)?
Answer: Newdelhi

3. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway ?
Answer: Bilapur

4. Where is the Headquarters of Bharat Scouts and Guides ?
Answer:  New Delhi

5.Headquarters of RAW(Research and Analysis Wing) and CBI(Central Bureau of Investigation) ?
 Answer:  New Delhi

*6.Headquarters of National Human Rights Commission  ?
Answer: New Delhi

*7. ISRO(Indian Space Research Organisation)   Headquarters?
Answer: Bengaluru

*8.Headquarters of DRDO
Answer: New delhi

*9. headquarters of Lic(Life insurance corporation)
Answer: Mumbai

*10. headquarters of RBI(Reserve Bank of India)
Answer: Mumbai

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1. Recently appointed chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?

Answer: Tapan Deka

2. Newly appointed Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations  ?
Answer:  Ruchira Kamboj(22/06/2022)

3.Recently appointed Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog  ( National Institution for Transforming India)
Answer :Suman Bery(01/05/2022) 

4.Newly appointed chief Executive officer of NITI Aayog
  Answer: Parameswaran Iyer(from 30/06/2022)

5. Recently appointed Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI)?
Answer: Debasish Panda (15/06/2022)

6. Recently appointed chairman of Press Council of India?
Answer: Ranjana Prakash Desai(06/2022) 

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7 .Recently appointed Chief of National Investigation Agency
Answer:  Dinkar Gupta(06/2022)    

  

8. Who is the chairman of UPSC?
 Answer: Manoj Soni (05/04/2022)

  

9. Who is the Present  Chief Election Commissioner ?

Answer: Rajiv Kumar 
 

10. Who is the present SEBI chairman (Securities and Exchange Board of India) ?

Answe: Madhabi Puri Buch

 

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